Biodiversity Protection
Protecting Biodiversity
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Biodiversity Protection through Business and Social Action Programs
While Sharp’s business activities impact biodiversity, the company also benefits from the resources that biodiversity provides. That is why the Sharp Group is carrying out a multifaceted approach in which it protects biodiversity through business activities and social action programs at worldwide bases.
Sharp’s Efforts for Protecting Biodiversity
In its business activities, Sharp aims to be nature positive by 2030, halting and reversing the loss of nature. As part of this, since fiscal 2024, Sharp has participated in the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) Forum and is preparing to disclose information based on the TNFD framework. Sharp also participates in the Biodiversity Working Group of the Environmental Strategy Liaison Committee created by Japan’s four major electrical and electronic industry associations*2. Sharp is using the “Map of the Relationship between Electrical and Electronics Business and Biodiversity Ver. 3.0,” created by the working group, to implement the LEAP approach (an assessment step for disclosure recommended by the TNFD) at its business sites. Going forward, Sharp will expand the scope of the LEAP approach to its supply chain, clarify the significant dependencies and impacts of its business activities, and consider specific actions to achieve nature-positive sustainability.
As part of its social action programs, Sharp has established branches of the Sharp Green Club (SGC), a joint labor–management volunteer organization, at its major business locations in Japan. SGC works to conserve satoyama (areas between foothills and arable land), Ramsar Convention wetlands, and the environment surrounding Sharp business sites. In fiscal 2024, 733 such activities took place. These involved 9,602 volunteers, including Sharp executives, employees, and their family members.
Also, the Tenri Kofun Sharp Forest at the Tenri Plant (Nara Prefecture) and the SGC Asuka Forest at the Katsuragi Plant (Nara Prefecture) are undergoing review for registration as nationally certified sustainably managed natural sites*3, which is the next step following Sharp’s participation in June 2024 in the 30by30*1 Alliance for Biodiversity headed up by Japan’s Ministry of the Environment.
Overseas, too, Sharp held tree-planting and other such activities as part of a corporate social responsibility program. This way, the entire Sharp Group is making efforts to preserve the world’s ecosystems.
- The goal, pledged at the 2021 G7 Summit, is to halt and reverse biodiversity loss (“nature positive”) by 2030, aiming to effectively conserve more than 30% of the country’s land and marine areas as healthy ecosystems.
- JEMA (Japan Electrical Manufacturers’ Association), JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association), CIAJ (Communications and Information Network Association of Japan), JBMIA (Japan Business Machine and Information System Industries Association)
- A location recognized by the Ministry of the Environment as contributing to the conservation of biodiversity.
Toward Registration as Ministry of the Environment-Certified Sustainably Managed Natural Sites
Since 2003, Sharp has established the Sharp Green Club (SGC), a joint labor–management volunteer organization, at its major business locations in Japan, as part of its efforts to preserve ecosystems where diverse flora and fauna coexist. SGC not only cleans and greens the areas around Sharp factories and offices but also takes part in activities organized by local governments and other organizations.
Through the Sharp Forest project, SGC groups work to protect satoyama. This involves afforestation efforts conducted by volunteers in five locations*1 around Japan that seeks to use forest cultivation as a means of fostering an understanding of the relationship, as well as deepening the connection, between forests, wildlife, and humanity and to foster greater global environmental mindedness.
In addition to these long-standing activities, and in response to the recent rise in international expectations for biodiversity conservation, Sharp, along with five affiliated companies*2, has joined the 30by30 Alliance for Biodiversity, led by the Ministry of the Environment. To facilitate the achievement of 30by30, Sharp has established a Biodiversity Subcommittee under its Sustainability Committee. This subcommittee works with members involved in the Sharp Forest activities mentioned above for the goal of getting these forest sites registered as sustainably managed natural sites certified by the Ministry of the Environment. As of August 2025, the Tenri Kofun Sharp Forest*3 at the Tenri Plant and the SGC Asuka Forest*4 at the Katsuragi Plant are undergoing review by the Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency. Additionally, Sharp is aiming to have the Taki Sharp Forest*5 at the Mie Plant and the Sharp Green Club Kameyama Biotope*6 at the Kameyama Plant certified around March 2026.
- Tenri Plant (Nara Prefecture), Katsuragi Plant (Nara Prefecture), Hiroshima Plant (Higashihiroshima City), Mie Plant (Taki District, Mie Prefecture), Kameyama Plant (Mie Prefecture)
- Sharp Energy Solutions Corporation, Sharp Jusda Logistics Corporation, Sharp Display Manufacturing Corporation, Sharp Tokusen Industry Co., Ltd., Sharp Electronics Sales Okinawa Corporation
- Based on the concept of environmental conservation at historical heritage sites, cultivation and conservation of rare, wild bamboo lilies is being undertaken on the ancient burial mounds within this forest.
- With the goal of preserving the landscape and forest, the area is divided between fruit tree areas, forest areas, and bamboo grove areas. Efforts are being made to restore historical landscapes, such as former rice terraces.
- Based on the concept of forest conservation and landscape improvement, a section of the Fureai no Mori forest in Taki Town is being maintained.
- A place for employees to relax and a breeding ground for the endangered yaritanago fish (Tanakia lanceolata).
Planting Rice with Local Volunteers to Help Preserve Farmland
In the Kurumagawa district of Taki Town, the growing abandonment of farmland has become a serious concern. Since 2012, the Mie Plant has been working to prevent this land from becoming degraded. As part of these efforts, the Sharp Green Club Mie is partnering with the Kurumagawa Satoyama Fanclub—a group of local volunteers—to help preserve and revitalize the area.
In May 2024, 15 Sharp employees and their family members participated in rice planting. Later, 17 of them took part in weeding in June and harvesting in September.
Earth Day Community Cleanup
In recognition of Earth Day 2024*, SECL—Sharp’s Canadian subsidiary—hosted a community park cleanup in Mississauga, Ontario, where the company is based. As part of our ongoing commitment to environmental stewardship and community engagement, more than 30 employees volunteered their time to help preserve the park’s natural ecosystem. This initiative not only supported local conservation efforts but also reflected our dedication to fostering stronger connections with the communities in which we operate.
- Earth Day was proposed in 1970 by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson. He declared April 22 as “Earth Day” to raise awareness about the importance of clean air and water resources. Every year on April 22, people around the world take part in events to show their concern for the planet and support environmental protection.
Participating in a School Greening Program
Sharp’s Indonesian production and sales base, SEID, and production base, SSI, participate in the School Go Green project. This is a CSR initiative involving 36 companies in the Karawang International Industrial City (KIIC)*.
In November 2024, the Yapercik KIIC Vocational School received a donation of 221 saplings of a protected species and a rare fruit species. This supported conservation efforts in Teragadesa (Tegallalang Village), Bali, while aiding the Karawang Regency government in West Java.
In a commemorative tree-planting event, SEID planted Jati Belanda (known as “teak” in Japan), a large deciduous tree, while SSI planted Matoa (known as “banryugan” in Japan), a large evergreen tree.
Sharp also ran workshops on composting. Participants learned how to make solid and liquid compost from food waste and fallen leaves, and they explored the role of microorganisms in the process.
- KIIC is Indonesia’s largest industrial estate, located in Karawang Regency in central West Java Province.
